A Semester of New Songs

 Most college students know how frustrating the "second" semester can be.  It is a semester filled with exams, homework, having to avoid the urge to "mind bang" every girl in jean shorts, and pretending to like baseball.  It is tough to stay focused, optimistic, and even sane in a world of ten page essays and in class debates about the sexuality of James Buchanan. That is the exact reason why it is important for every student to find some sort of escapism: to find the quiet in the middle of the riot, to find the calm in the middle of the figurative storm, and to find the nonsense in the completely nonsensical.  For some students this is television, movies, sports, or even casual sex!  But my escapism this semester came in trying to find an awesome new song every night of the semester.  I ended up finding tons of great new songs from just about every genre.  This went from escapism to a hobby, from a hobby to a project, and from a project to a total obsession.  Here are my favorite songs from every day of my second semester.  Don't blow your mind with why....

JANUARY
1/8/2012: Family of The Year- Living on Love 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8LLcyBX6BU
1/9/2012: Destroyer- Leave Me Alone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR85bAxCX6M
1/10/2012:  Diagrams- Black Light
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ_7D22pvTw 
1/11/2012: Arkells- Whistleblower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQgZ4hsCP7Q 
1/12/2012: Porcelain Raft-Unless You Speak From The Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5fI230lADo 
1/13/2012: Ten Bears- You Got The Power
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dbuqwGthLQ
1/14/2012: Blind Pilot- Keep You Right
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqoB7D1zGNo
1/15/2012: Spanish Prisoners- Know No Violence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgOxLMcDZRY 
1/16/2012: Teen Daze- Let's Groove
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81HkWpBlAHM 
1/17/2012: Frankie & The Heartstrings- Photograph
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oV4U3mZZ3o 
1/18/2012: Dum Dum Girls: Just A Creep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_62Fjf28MzE 
1/19/2012:  Dr. Dog- That Old Black Hole
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmq7MSwUUAQ
1/20/2012: Fun.- One Foot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efGMdKAX5kU&ob=av2n 
1/21/2012: Fay Wolf- Black People
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2Xvh_1icy0 
1/22/2012: Hey Ocean!- I Am A Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMUvrBVj_VA 
1/23/2012: Grouplove-Close Your Eyes And Count To Ten
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNDVBEpYUNo 
1/24/2012: Mike Snow- Devil's Work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hFxG7EwzFk&ob=av2e 
1/25/2012: Dandelo- Wrapped Up In You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsUYigiFIY8 
1/26/2012: Richard Swift- Whitman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlc2dqW8uGg 
1/27/2012:The Limousines - Temptation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD2-edZZXKo
1/28/2012: Memoryhouse - This Will Be Our Year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0fmtI60bJ8 
1/29/2012: Team Me- Show Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxyWT-FY9vE 
1/30/2012: Rabbit! When We Were Young
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNALrPwEGN0 
1/31/2012: Shearwater- Animal Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TSEpH5NHSo
FEBRUARY
 2/1/2012: NO- Another Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHqwSyZigB0
2/2/2012: Alphabet Backwards- Tonight
2/3/2012:Bombay Bicycle Club- Leave It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jAjuM1DBfQ 
2/4/2012: Oh Land- Bloodbuzz Ohio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnmXHkYhgvU 
2/5/2012: Summer Twins- I Will Love You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qrhm4rnA2s 
2/6/2012: I Heart Sharks- Monogamy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRx32LkUk9Q 
2/7/2012: Imperial Teen: Runaway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LusLvSX4d-0 
2/8/2012: Pulled Apart By Horses- V.E.N.O.M.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_6-OdsFmLQ 
2/9/2012: Die Hard Cafe- Unravel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilNkanrmon8 
2/10/2012: The Shins- Simple Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoLTPcD1S4Q&ob=av2e
2/11/2012: Eins, Zwei Orchestra- Peace And Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUrBun8Ajk8 
2/12/2012: We Are Animal- 1919
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSyIUbg6mpo 
2/13/2012: Miniature Tigers- Boomerang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUFihiX0kyE 
2/14/2012: Delta Spirit- California
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWLFpHAM2oo 
2/15/2012: The Vaccines- Norgaard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blxusFwdgbs 
2/16/2012: Skip The Use- Ghost
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rblfEWp-0c 
2/17/2012: Bears- Eleven AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDyw0g1OW_0 
2/18/2012: Le Butcherettes - Bang!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOVREoi75ls
2/19/2012: Cold War Kids- Minimum Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWnRZ9_wn8w
2/20/12: Dream Brother- Pretty Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUUxLulXm-k 
2/21/2012: Behind Sapphire- Vancouver, Baby!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKCkcS0cEU0 
2/22/2012: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Hysterical
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiIOBHnIKHM 
2/23/2012: Islands- Hallways
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czi0F_Ovaws&ob=av2e 
2/24/2012: Battleships- In Retrospect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tz9PE439u0 
2/25/2012: The Maccabees- Pelican
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcp8SE_FxBg&ob=av2e 
2/26/2012: Princeton- Florida
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB84OosvsBs 
2/27/2012: M. Ward- The First Time I Ran Away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBTIHh-cXj0&ob=av2e 
2/28/2012: Tennis: Petition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwyddkZsXWs
2/29/2012: Anthony Green- If I Don't Sing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31XmBrNsmRM&ob=av2n

MARCH
3/1/2012: La Sera- Break My Heart'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbtPySfl4RM 
3/2/2012: DakhaBrakha- Baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJvbC1MREuQ 
3/3/2012: Yes Nice- Empty Spaces (Oh No Yoko! Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2SNJr2VWqo 
3/4/2012: Oberhofer- Cruisin FDR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0Yo3A1Y8Lc 
3/5/2012: Silver Swans: Actual Pain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_smSvYXi-Y
3/6/2012: Elvis Depressedly- A Bible In A Bath of Bleach
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abuJeCWH-ag
3/7/2012: Deer Tick: Main Street (Acoustic)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE5ZdFxLOiU 
3/8/2012: Pond: Moth Wings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6cSvOfwxQs 
3/9/2012: Bright Moments: Milwaukee 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwHJ-AvcI5c 
3/10/2012: Wildcat! Wildcat!- Mr Quiche 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4NIA6s8Wk8 
3/11/2012: Bahamas- I Got You Babe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-6PwXuOIpw 
3/12/2012: Bear In Heaven: Kiss Me Crazy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi3LsXsqO1I 
3/13/2012: Teen Daze- Brooklyn Sunburn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu4eFU6rsVE 
3/14/2012: Bedroom- Concrete
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qZUoVKhva8 
3/15/2012: Twin Cabins- Cool Kids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7MlLjZG8GA 
3/16/2012: Hundred Waters: Caverns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLNZAYs-pSU 
3/17/2012: J R G- Why Are You Always In My Dreams? 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmffvfndvyU 
3/18/2012: Young Empires- Let You Sleep Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfKlwwegd10 
3/19/2012: House of Wolves- Ageless
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG8RwX_HnB0
3/20/2012: Geographer- The Myth of Youth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JU-U-3gmQo 
3/21/2012: Big Deal- Talk 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KacEHfnMkNU 
3/22/2012: Galapagos- I Am My Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6R5ydwrAxY 
3/23/2012: Andrew Bird- The Crown Salesman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyR70LNsUC4 
3/24/2012: Moonface- Teary Eyes and Bloody Lips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDLYwJDwKkM 
3/25/2012: Light Asylum- Shallow Tears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB4qc7y-o60 
3/26/2012: Campfires- Melted Rubber Soul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6De_9SwVo 
3/27/2012: Young Magic- Sanctuary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGgII4Im0q8 
3/28/2012: Wild Nothing- Wait
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYJxm2R_J-Q 
3/29/2012: School of Seven Bells- Show Me Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic232Ewelvs 
3/30/2012: Barefoot Beware- Lemon Crud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXnf7BtkqIU 
3/31/2012: Slow Club- The Dog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ0viVj5rN8&ob=av2e
APRIL
4/1/2012:  Me and My Drummer- You're A Runner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr8Wl4wwjyM 
4/2/2012: Passenger- Things That Stop Your Dreaming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ItrO33Hg48 
4/3/2012: The Cribs- Come On, Be A No One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AQWbehxBfI 
4/4/2012: Lavers- Cosmic Ambulance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpoleSSWmEU 
4/5/2012: The Lumineers- Ho Hey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvCBSSwgtg4 
4/6/2012: The Maccabees- Ayla
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5KE_-NsjAQ 
4/7/2012: The Glorious Veins- Blue Eyed Crazy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNXKUym7q98 
4/8/2012: Funeral Suits- All Those Friendly Suits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j4l_NdkYMQ 
4/9/2012: Regina Spektor- Don't Leave Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJtegPkXhE4 
4/10/2012: Best Coast- The Only Place
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoPoRuNTo9U&ob=av2e 
4/11/2012: Boxed Wine- Summer Wine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF7BqzWb5nk 
4/12/2012: Beach House- Wild
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfMPLPfwb-k 
4/13/2012: Tennis- Traveling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atGRFemBV30 
4/14/2012: Delta Spirit- Tellin The Mind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzFZ7St5cd4 
4/15/2012: M. Ward-Pure Joy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U99Pina4Uuw 
4/16/2012: Homepage- Friends
4/17/2012: Wildcat! Wildcat!- End of The World Everyday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ8t96CfsJU 
4/18/2012: Miniature Tigers- Angel Bath
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEJrTQMfbzg 
4/19/2012: The Head And The Heart- Rivers and Roads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYcHDVqTb-8 
4/20/2012: The Frank and Walters- Indie Love Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI-_dkrN5yU 
4/21/2012: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- With The Witnesses Dull Surprise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaPYZ4yZa0c 
4/22/2012: Coyote Theory- Vibe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFdf0ngVcno 
4/23/2012: Freshkills- Positive Vibes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kSWrxa3wUw
4/24/2012: Beat Radio- Dreaming Wide Awake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cZfpBCkaSw 
4/25/2012: Zeus- Cool Blue (And The Things You Do)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmgoURq_XgI 
4/26/2012: Ko Ko- Float
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daSEUli2jkM 
4/27/2012: Field Mouse- Happy 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAyCfvjyz8A 
4/28/2012: Dinosaur Feathers- Beatcha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHar_E1VpAI 
4/29/2012: Silversun Pickups: Bloody Mary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIO43xfij3s 
4/30/2012: Philco Fiction- Finally
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mHYXg_rJXQ

MAY
5/1/2012: Electric Guest- Waves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaMwhIgXtYQ5/2/2012: Barcelona- Only Son
5/3/2012: M83-Mirror
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WXFfolhHrc
5/4/2012: Summer Heart- I Wanna Go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2ujWvQ60fI 
5/5/2012: Minus The Tiger- Hunted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnhGKRX00Jw 
5/6/2012: Purity Ring: Obedear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETbGpGJNVLM 
5/7/2012: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.- We Almost Lost Detroit 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh0WOhbGlvk&ob=av2e 
5/8/2012: Real Boys- Japanland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycYYmcYV6Z4 
5/9/2012: St Vincent- Grot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIL6dN1GR8Y&ob=av2n